Station Manager
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Job Location:
Lansing, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
11 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Nexstar Media Inc. Americas largest local broadcasting company is seeking an experienced television professional to serve as Station Manager to oversee its media properties in Lansing Michigan (DMA #113). The Station Manager will support the day-to-day management of Nexstars operations of WLNS (CBS) and WLAJ (ABC/CW) through its operational agreements with Mission Broadcasting as well as and all other digital mobile and social media assets for the stations.
The Station Manager will work closely with department leaders across news sales engineering and digital to ensure smooth efficient and high-quality station operations. This role requires a hands-on leader who can champion local content support revenue initiatives and foster strong cross-departmental collaboration.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee daily station operations for stations ensuring consistent execution across broadcast and digital platforms.
- Support local content development for linear broadcast OTT/CTV web mobile and social platforms helping teams drive audience engagement and expand community reach.
- Partner with sales leadership to implement revenue strategies support new business development and ensure strong understanding and integration of digital advertising solutions.
- Promote a collaborative culture across all station departments encouraging communication problem-solving and operational efficiency.
- Work with news leadership to uphold high standards of journalism community relevance and creative storytelling.
- Assist in monitoring station performance metrics implementing improvements and ensuring compliance with company policies and FCC regulations.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with community partners civic leaders and key advertisers.
- Support departmental hiring training and team development initiatives.
- Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to maintain technical reliability and support continuous improvement.
- Represent the station at community events and support station-led initiatives and outreach efforts.
Qualifications
- Minimum of 35 years of broadcast management or senior-level departmental leadership experience at a commercial television station or similar media organization.
- Strong understanding of local broadcasting digital content strategies and multi-platform audience engagement.
- Experience supporting high-performing sales and news teams within a fast-paced sales-driven environment.
- Proven ability to build strong collaborative relationships across departments.
- Effective communication organizational and leadership skills.
- Demonstrated commitment to community involvement and local service.
- Experience with multi-station operations (duopoly or shared services environment) is a plus but not required.
Lansing Michigan is a vibrant capital city that offers an excellent quality of life with a reasonable cost of living. Home to Michigan State University Lansing benefits from a dynamic economy driven by education healthcare and technology creating diverse career opportunities and fostering innovation. Residents enjoy family-friendly neighborhoods top-rated schools and abundant parks and trails for outdoor recreation. The city also boasts cultural attractions a thriving arts scene and short commutes all while maintaining affordable housing. Centrally located in Michigan Lansing provides convenient access to major destinations making it an ideal place to live work and raise a family.
If you are interested in joining the executive ranks of the Nexstar Media Inc and making an impact in Lansing Michigan you are encouraged to apply online at Nexstar Media Group Inc.
Nexstar Media Group Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news sports and entertainment content across its television and digital platforms including more than 317000 hours of programming produced annually by its business units. Nexstar owns Americas largest local television broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates with more than 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. Nexstars national television properties include The CW Americas fifth major broadcast network NewsNation a national cable news network popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network. The Companys portfolio of digital assets including its local TV station websites The Hill and are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property. For more information please visit .
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Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Labor Cost Analysis
- Customer Service
- Employee Evaluation
- Store Management Experience
- Algebra
- Management Experience
- Process Improvement
- Profit & Loss
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Aviation Experience
- 3PL
About Company
As the largest TV station operator in the U.S. reaching nearly 39 percent of households, Nexstar Media Group offers unrivaled audience access and influence.
